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Specified for applications in which appearances are critical. The finished glulam will still exhibit the natural visual character of the lumber, such as knots and distorted grain.
- Exposed faces are sanded smooth
- Top of the beam is not surfaced
- Corners exposed to view are eased
- Voids greater than ¾” filled with wood filler
- No wane; pencil wane is repaired
- On narrow face of beams (wide face of laminations), knots are limited to 20% of net face width and ≤ 2 maximum size knots in any 6 ft. length
Face Lamination | 3-1/8″ | 3-1/2″ | 5-1/8″ | 5-1/2″ | 6-3/4″ | 8-3/4″ | 10-3/4″ |
Maximum Void | 1/2″ | 1/2″ | 3/4″ | 3/4″ | 3/4″ | 1″ | 1″ |
Max Sound Knot | 1/2″ | 1/2″ | 3/4″ | 3/4″ | 7/8″ | 1-1/2″ | 2″ |

Top of the beam is not surfaced
No wane
Exposed faces are sanded smooth
Exposed faces are sanded smooth
Voids greater than ¾” are filled with wood filler
Corners exposed to view are eased
On narrow face of beams (wide face of laminations), knots are limited to 20% of net face width and ≤ 2 maximum size knots in any 6 ft. length
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22833 Vaughn Road
Veneta, Oregon 97487